2022
Mental imagery content is associated with disease severity and specific brain functional connectivity changes in patients with Parkinson’s disease
Cherry J, Kamel S, Elfil M, Aravala S, Bayoumi A, Patel A, Sinha R, Tinaz S. Mental imagery content is associated with disease severity and specific brain functional connectivity changes in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Brain Imaging And Behavior 2022, 17: 161-171. PMID: 36434490, PMCID: PMC10050121, DOI: 10.1007/s11682-022-00749-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrainBrain MappingHumansImaginationMagnetic Resonance ImagingParkinson DiseasePatient AcuityConceptsImagery trainingFunctional connectivity changesMild Parkinson's diseaseVisual imagery trainingMental imagery trainingComplex cognitive processesConnectivity changesMotor imagery trainingBrain functional connectivity changesFunctional connectivity characteristicsExecutive processesMental imageryCognitive processesPerceptual experienceNeural correlatesBrain mechanismsImagery practiceImagery contentSensorimotor processesNeuropsychiatric patient populationsMotor functionMotor actsMotor enhancementBrain areasParkinson's disease
2016
Neural stress reactivity relates to smoking outcomes and differentiates between mindfulness and cognitive-behavioral treatments
Kober H, Brewer JA, Height KL, Sinha R. Neural stress reactivity relates to smoking outcomes and differentiates between mindfulness and cognitive-behavioral treatments. NeuroImage 2016, 151: 4-13. PMID: 27693614, PMCID: PMC5373945, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2016.09.042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive-behavioral treatmentFunctional magnetic resonance imagingStress reactivityMindfulness-based treatmentsAmerican Lung Association's FreedomUnderstanding of stressPsychological mechanismsMindfulness trainingNegative affectConjunction analysisMid insulaCBT groupStress provocationSmoking outcomesBrain regionsCessation treatmentEfficacy of MTCurrent studyEntire sampleDrug useSmoking cessationImportant implicationsMagnetic resonance imagingMindfulnessInsulaDynamic neural activity during stress signals resilient coping
Sinha R, Lacadie CM, Constable RT, Seo D. Dynamic neural activity during stress signals resilient coping. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2016, 113: 8837-8842. PMID: 27432990, PMCID: PMC4978278, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1600965113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal anterior cingulate cortexVentrolateral prefrontal cortexResilient copingNeural activationPrefrontal cortexFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyDorsolateral prefrontal cortex regionsNeutral visual stimuliVentromedial prefrontal cortexHealthy stress responseDynamic neural activityPrefrontal cortex regionsAnterior cingulate cortexFrequency of argumentsMagnetic resonance imaging studyResonance imaging studyVmPFC activationEmotional eatingNeural processesStress processingVisual stimuliViolent stimuliBinge alcohol intakeBrain networksRight insula
2013
Cumulative Adversity Sensitizes Neural Response to Acute Stress: Association with Health Symptoms
Seo D, Tsou KA, Ansell EB, Potenza MN, Sinha R. Cumulative Adversity Sensitizes Neural Response to Acute Stress: Association with Health Symptoms. Neuropsychopharmacology 2013, 39: 670-680. PMID: 24051900, PMCID: PMC3895244, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2013.250.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial orbitofrontal cortexAdverse health symptomsStress-induced activityHealth symptomsOrbitofrontal cortexCumulative adversityAcute stressMagnetic resonance imaging resultsAdverse health outcomesNeural responsesCornell Medical IndexFunctional magnetic resonance imaging resultsHigh-Ca groupRight hippocampusRight amygdalaHealthy individualsCA groupHealth outcomesMedical IndexLateral prefrontal cortexSignificant associationSymptomsHealth consequencesPrefrontal cortexTemporal regions
2012
Cumulative Adversity and Smaller Gray Matter Volume in Medial Prefrontal, Anterior Cingulate, and Insula Regions
Ansell EB, Rando K, Tuit K, Guarnaccia J, Sinha R. Cumulative Adversity and Smaller Gray Matter Volume in Medial Prefrontal, Anterior Cingulate, and Insula Regions. Biological Psychiatry 2012, 72: 57-64. PMID: 22218286, PMCID: PMC3391585, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2011.11.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial prefrontal cortexGray matter volumeCumulative adversityPrefrontal cortexLife eventsSmaller gray matter volumeAnterior cingulateMatter volumeCingulate regionsRecent stressful life eventsCommunity participantsHealthy community participantsCumulative life eventsStressful life eventsStress-related psychopathologyAdverse life eventsAnterior cingulate regionsChronic stress effectsInsula regionsLife traumaKey prefrontalMedial prefrontalCommunity sampleOrbitofrontal cortexRight insula
2007
Inhibitory control and emotional stress regulation: Neuroimaging evidence for frontal–limbic dysfunction in psycho-stimulant addiction
Li CS, Sinha R. Inhibitory control and emotional stress regulation: Neuroimaging evidence for frontal–limbic dysfunction in psycho-stimulant addiction. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 2007, 32: 581-597. PMID: 18164058, PMCID: PMC2263143, DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2007.10.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInhibitory controlPrefrontal activityDrug seekingHabitual drug seekingCognitive inhibitory controlCompulsive drug seekingVentromedial prefrontal regionsFrontal-limbic dysfunctionStress-related cravingAnterior cingulate cortexStress regulationPsychological processesNeural underpinningsSalient stimuliStress processingPrefrontal regionsComponent processesStriatal responsesDrug use behaviorsCingulate cortexNeural systemsPsychostimulant dependenceUse behaviorsNeural pathwaysAddiction
2006
Imaging Response Inhibition in a Stop-Signal Task: Neural Correlates Independent of Signal Monitoring and Post-Response Processing
Li CS, Huang C, Constable RT, Sinha R. Imaging Response Inhibition in a Stop-Signal Task: Neural Correlates Independent of Signal Monitoring and Post-Response Processing. Journal Of Neuroscience 2006, 26: 186-192. PMID: 16399686, PMCID: PMC6674298, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3741-05.2006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStop-signal reaction timeStop-signal taskResponse inhibitionPre-potent response tendenciesReaction timeShorter stop-signal reaction timesEfficient response inhibitionFunctional magnetic resonanceLonger stop-signal reaction timesGroups of subjectsHigher cortical functionsError monitoringNeural correlatesTask demandsHabitual responsesBrain activationNeural substrataResponse tendenciesGreater activationInhibitory controlAffective functionsMotor areaBrain regionsFrontal cortexCortical function